Tubular mouth inhaler simulating a smoking device



Oct. 25, 1955 O LOBL 2,721,551

TUBULAR MOUTH INHALER SIMULATING A SMOKING DEVICE Filed May 17. 1954 A IINVENTOR.

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United States Patent TUBULAR MOUTH INHALER SIMULATING A SMOKING DEVICEOtto Lobl, Middleboro, Mass.

Application May 17, 1954, Serial No. 430,345

1 Claim. (Cl. 128-208) This invention relates to mouth inhalers andprovides more particularly an inhaler simulative of a cigarette holderand cigarette which may contain any of various inhalent or aromaticsubstances, and which in addition to providing beneficial elfects whichcustomarily are attributable to use of conventional inhalers, may serveas a means of overcoming or curbing the cigarette-smoking habit.

It is among the objects of the invention to provide a mouth inhalercomprising a generally hollow simulated cigarette which may be placedand held in the mouth in the same manner that a cigarette is held, andbe drawn upon as a substitute for a cigarette when the user feels anurge to smoke, the said simulated cigarette containing a substance whichprovides remedial and/or pleasant effects when air is drawn through theinhaler.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mouth inhaler wherein amouth piece holds a generally hollow simulated cigarette which containsan inhalent or other aromatic substance for providing remedial and/ orpleasant effects when air is drawn through the inhaler into the mouth ofthe user.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a mouth inhalerwherein a mouth piece is adapted to hold any of a plurality of generallyhollow simulated cigarettes each of which may contain a differentinhalent or aromatic substance for selective combining with themouthpiece, said inhaler to be held in the mouth and drawn upon as asubstitute for a cigarette when the user feels an urge to smoke.

It is, moreover, my purpose and object generally to improve thestructure and effectiveness of mouth inhalers and especially inhalersdesigned to serve as substitutes for cigarettes in overcoming or curbingthe cigarette-smoking habit.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a mouth inhaler embodying features of theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, on a largerscale; and

Fig. 3 is a medial cross-sectional view of a modified form of mouthinhaler embodying features of the invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, a mouth piece 10, of anysuitable material, has the general form of a conventional cigaretteholder and may be as long or as short as desired. A draw hole 12 extendsaxially through the mouth piece and opens into a chamber 14 at one endof the piece. A simulated cigarette 16, which may be white or coloredhas one end portion mounted in the chambered end of mouthpiece and themain body of the simulated cigarette projects in the manner that aregular cigarette projects from a holder. However, the simulatedcigarette is a rigid tube of any suitable material with its outer endpreferably closed excepting that a relatively small hole 18 extendsthrough it.

Within the hollow of the tubular simulated cigarette 16 is a quantity ofa substance 20 having remedial and/ or aromatic properties which aregiven 01f into air being 2,721,551 Patented Oct. 25, 1955 drawn throughthe simulated cigarette and mouth piece into the mouth of the user ofthe inhaler.

In the embodiment of Figs. 1 and 2, the substance is contained within asmall-diameter tube 22 of glass, or the like, whose inner end portion isreduced and tapered at 24 for engaging in a complementary taperingportion of the draw hole 12 in the mouth piece 10. Tape 26, or the like,may be provided exteriorly of the tapering portion of the glass tube 22for efiecting a frictional holding of the tube 22 in the mouthpiece 10when the tube is thrust or pressed into the draw hole 12. Preferably,the glass tube 22 will have length for extending a substantial distancewithin the hollow of the simulated cigarette 16 when the latter ismounted on the mouth piece 10. It should be understood, however, thatthe inhalent substance 20 may be otherwise held within the simulatedcigarette or within the chambered portion of the mouthpiece, and thatthe substance 20 may be paste or solid, or may be a liquid on a fibrousor other carrier material such as cotton, for example. Camphor ormenthol or any other well known inhalent may be employed for thesubstance 20, or any of various aromatic substances may be employed.Actually, the variety of the substance 20 may be changed from time totime to attain any of a variety of effects.

It is not essential that a mouthpiece be employed inasmuch as an end ofa simulated cigarette 16, as represented in Fig. 3, may be inserted inthe mouth and be directly drawn upon in accordance with the teachings ofthe invention. In this Fig. 3 embodiment, the outer end portion 16a ofthe simulated cigarette may be removable for insertion of the substance20 which, in Fig. 3, is represented as a wad of cotton or the likesaturated with the inhalent or aromatic substance. The mouth end of thesimulated cigarette 16 may be closed excepting for a small hole 17, anda relatively resilient exterior band 19, or a cork tip, may be providedif desired.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that the mouthinhaler of the invention may be used with well known remedial effectswhich result from use of conventional inhalers. However, the disclosedinhaler has a particular utility as a substitute for a cigarette whenone has the urge to smoke. Hence, the invention constitutes a practicaland effective implement as an aid in overcoming or curbing thecigarette-smoking habits.

The drawings represent operative embodiments of the invention which areillustrative rather than restrictive and various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the appended claim. It isintended that the patent shall cover, by suitable expression in theappended claim, whatever features of patentable novelty exist in theinvention disclosed.

I claim as my invention:

A mouth inhaler comprising a mouth piece, simulative of a cigaretteholder, having an axial passage extending through it from end to end,one end portion of said passage being enlarged to provide a cylindricalend chamber having generally smooth interior wall surfaces, anotherportion of said passage adjacent to and opening through the bottom wallof said end chamber having gradually increasing diameter in directiontoward said end chamber thereby to provide a tapering passage portionwhose larger diameter end opens into said end chamber, a relativelysmall diameter tube of transparent rigid material having an end portiontapered and thrust axially into said tapering portion of said passageand maintained therein, removably, by friction, a larger diameter tubeof opaque material having substantially uniform exterior diameter fromend to end thereof, said larger diameter tube having an end portionthereof thrust axially into said end chamber of said mouth piece andmaintained therein removably, by friction, in surrounding spacedrelation to said relatively small diameter tube,

3 a quantity of inhalent material within said relatively small diametertube, and means at the outer end of said larger diameter tube providingfor restricted inflow of air in response to suction applied at the mouthend of said mouth piece and through said relatively small. diarn- 5 etertube.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSFurstenberg Feb. 29, 1944

